Antidepressant could ‘improve old age for millions’ by slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s First human trails of drug trazodone’s effects on the diseases will start this year Results in mice suggest it could slow neurodegenerative conditions Researchers expect to confirm if it is an effective treatment within five years By Rosie Taylor for the Daily… Read More »
A bacterium seems to cause Alzheimer’s as well as gum disease, hinting that our microbial denizens may be involved in many diseases we thought weren’t infectious A. Dowsett, Public Health England/Science Photo Library THE suggestion that a bacterium behind gum disease could be the long-elusive cause of Alzheimer’s is an early contender for most astounding… Read More »
ANOTHER Alzheimer’s drug fails: Trials of a highly-anticipated experimental treatment cancelled two years early Drugmaker Roche has cancelled two clinical trials of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, crenezumab The pair of trials join over 100 failed Alzheimer’s trials Crenezumab was thought to target harmful protein plaques in the brains of early-stage dementia sufferers But the patients’… Read More »
British scientists have developed a new medicine that may prevent and even stop brain cells degeneration. The medicine was made from Brussel sprouts and carrots, both rich in vitamin A. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and Durham developed synthetic vitamin A after a two-year project that cost $ 250,000. They recently announced that they… Read More »
Genetics may predispose some people to both Alzheimer’s disease and high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol, a common feature of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by an international team of researchers led by scientists at UC San Francisco and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The research analyzed genome-wide… Read More »